Quotes About Meditation

if it is prayer at all, it must be accompanied by meditation.

we shall advance more by contemplating the Divinity than by keeping our eyes fixed on ourselves

If we muse on this deeply, friends, we will see that the soul of a righteous person is none other than a garden in which the Beloved takes great delight. What

mental prayer, which I have already described, and which consists in thinking of what we are saying, understanding it, and realizing Whom we are addressing, and who we are that are daring to address so great a Lord. To think of this and other similar things, such as how little we have served Him and how great is our obligation to serve Him, is mental prayer.

which we receive from God; and shows how the door of this castle is prayer.

It is certain, my Lord, that in these days withdrawal from the world means no sacrifice at all.

cómo podrá el verdadero humilde pensar que es él tan bueno como los que llegan a ser contemplativos?

Sometimes Is a good answer to any existential question.

If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.

Just before dawn I have the world all to myself.

If you can't get quiet enough to hear yourself, your life is too loud.

Sometimes imagination pounces; mostly it sleeps soundly in the corner, purring.

I swim across a sea of quotes, splashing in the words and riding the waves of wisdom.

...and torture myself with happy thoughts...

The last time I opened my chakra so I could feel my peace, I got thrown right out of the pub.

When you are unwell, you must cough, sneeze, and ache prayer.

If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.

You can never worry your way to enlightenment.

when it's a glorious day I pray and it's a glorious day when I pray

I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee.

Sometimes it's harder to attain inner silence than outer silence. The dog stopped barking and the kids have gone to bed, but your mind has a lot to talk about and it knows you can't pretend you're not at home.

Some stand on tiptoe trying to reach God to talk — you try too hard, friend — drop to your knees and listen, he'll hear you better that way.

Sometimes we must unfocus our way to clarity.

If you can't hear the angels, try quieting the static of worry.